fumble ♦︎ grope ♦︎ rummage ♦︎ scrabble ♦︎ fish ♦︎ feel ♦︎ poke around/aboutThese words all mean to look for sth, often with difficulty, using your hands.這些詞均表示費力地摸找、搜尋某物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish / feel / poke around / about◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel / poke around in sth◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel for sth◆to grope / feel your way somewhere◆to fumble / rummage / scrabble frantically◆to grope / scrabble / feel blindly■fumble [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常與副詞或介詞連用) to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth笨手笨腳地做(某事);笨拙地摸找(某物)◆She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.她摸黑找電燈開關。◆He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.他笨手笨腳地擺弄他襯衣上的紐扣。◆He fumbled the key into the ignition.他笨拙地把鑰匙插進汽車點火開關。■grope [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) to try and find sth that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands; to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly摸索;探尋;(用手)摸索着往前走◆I groped for the light switch.我摸索着找電燈開關。◆He groped his way up the staircase in the dark.他摸黑走上樓梯。■rummage ˈrʌmɪdʒ [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) to search for sth by moving things or turning things over翻找;搜尋◆I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的書。▸rummage
noun
[singular] ◆Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.翻翻抽屜,看能不能找到一支鋼筆。■scrabble [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) (especially BrE) to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much control忙亂地找;亂抓;亂動◆He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.他在陡坡上掙紮着亂蹬,想找個落腳的地方。■fish [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) to search for sth, using your hands摸找◆She fished around in her bag for her keys.她在包裏摸找鑰匙。ⓘ You usually fish around/about (for sth) in a pocket, box, bag, etc. * fish around/about (for sth) in sth通常指在口袋、盒子、包等處摸找某物。■feel(felt, felt) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) to search for sth with your hands, feet, or other parts of the body(用手、足或身體其他部位)摸索,尋找,探索◆He felt in his pockets for some money.他在口袋裏摸着想找一些錢。NOTE辨析 Grope or feel?You can feel or grope around in the dark. When you feel around, you are likely to do it in an easier, more controlled way than if you grope around. * feel和grope均可指在黑暗中摸索,feel所描述的動作較之於grope可能更爲輕鬆冷靜。■ˌpoke aˈround■ˌpoke aˈbout
phrasal verb
(informal) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move搜查;翻找◆The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing.警察花了一天時間搜查他的辦公室,但一無所獲。◆ (figurative) We've had journalists poking around and asking a lot of questions.我們給記者不斷追問。